what's the alternative to calling a list element (problem set 4.2 to get growth rates)
while i 0:
x = accountBalance + (salary * save * 0.01) * growthRates(i)
accountBalance = x
i -= 1

what's the alternative to calling a list element (problem set 4.2 to get growth rates)
while i 0:
x = accountBalance + (salary * save * 0.01) * growthRates(i)
accountBalance = x
i -= 1

@MIT 6.00 Intro Co…

Question

what's the alternative to calling a list element (problem set 4.2 to get growth rates)
    while i > 0:
        x = accountBalance + (salary * save * 0.01) * growthRates(i)
        accountBalance = x
        i -= 1

@MIT 6.00 Intro Co…

anonymous · Answer

growthRates(i) causes an error - what's the problem?

anonymous · Answer

growthRates[i]
Use square brackets for indices

anonymous · Answer

so simple! Must have missed that in the lectures d'oh!

anonymous · Answer

http://docs.python.org/library/stdtypes.html#sequence-types-str-unicode-list-tuple-bytearray-buffer-xrange